IN-Newsletter Vol. 35, No. 48 November 28, 2012 -- Covers the period November 18-24. Upcoming Meetings and Events Administration & Finance Committee January 17 @ 8:30am in New Orleans, LA Programs & Services Committee January 17 @ 9:00am in New Orleans, LA Annual Board Meeting January 18-19, 2013 @ 9:00am in New Orleans, LA Production/Editorial Reported by Becky Schoenfeld, W1BXY Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA, wrote and distributed the November 21 edition of The ARRL Letter. She also wrote, edited and posted articles on the ARRL website, as well as edited and posted columns from ARRL Contributing Editors. Lab Reported by Ed Hare, W1RFI Product Review Bob Allison completed testing of a medium priced HF/6 meter transceiver. Test data and Bob's comments were passed along to the Product Review Editor. The HF transceiver and HF power amplifier tested the previous week were then handed off to the reviewer. Radio Frequency Interference Mike Gruber completed testing some CFL bulbs for conducted emissions. Mike also started putting this data into a document for the Web. A subset of this data is also expected to be included in a QST article. Mike Gruber participated in a Webinar EMC Committee Meeting. Technical Information Service Bob Allison and Zack Lau have been monitoring the forums section of the ARRL Web site. http://www.arrl.org/forum Historical Committee Photos of some of the vintage equipment items recently unpacked from storage were taken and sent to the leader of the Historical Committee for evaluation. This committee, of which Bob Allison serves as Staff liaison to, is determining how our collection of vintage hardware can best serve the ARRL celebrate its centennial. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N DXCC Branch Credits Applications 2011 Carryover 214,257 1,666 2012 Received 1,157,633 11,220 Cumulative Total 1,371,890 12,886 2012 Processed 1,338,130 12,553 Remaining 33,760 333 Paper/Fieldcheck Processing Time 4 Weeks LoTW Processing Time 5 Business Days Logbook of the World Category November YTD 2012 % Change Jan - Nov YTD 2012 QSO Records Entered Into System 458,410,279 14% QSL Record Matches 62,488,268 21% Logs Processed 3,718,897 28% Active Certificates 80,954 13% Registered Users in System 53,896 12% Logbook Inquiries November YTD 2012 Emails 1,170 Phone Calls 172 Total 1,342 Field Organization/Public Service Team Monte Simpson, K2MLS, of Bremerton, has been appointed ARRL Western Washington Section Manager, effective December 31, 2012. Membership and Volunteer Programs Manager Dave Patton, NN1N, made the appointment after current Western Washington Section Manager Jim Pace, K7CEX was elected as ARRL Northwestern Division Vice Director on November 16. Pace has served as Western Washington Section Manager since October 2007. The following incumbent ARRL Section Managers did not face opposition and were declared elected for their next two-year terms of office, beginning January 1, 2013: Phil Temples, K9HI, Eastern Massachusetts; Dale Bagley, K0KY, Missouri; Tom Dick, KF2GC, Northern New York; Marc Tarplee, N4UFP, South Carolina; George Strayline, W2GSS, Southern New Jersey; Dee Turner, N4GD, West Central Florida, and John Rodgers, N3MSE, Western Pennsylvania. One amateur from Ohio and one amateur from Utah each successfully completed certification to become Official Observers this week. We received a report of a fish net beacon on 1810 from a South Carolina station and several more complaints regarding 14313. A report of interference to a local 2 meter repeater in South Florida was forwarded to the OOC there. Questions this week included power limits on the bands, operating overseas, and several on antenna restrictions. Chuck conducted one morning code practice session and hosted several visiting amateurs at W1AW. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations Holiday 12/24-12/25 Holiday Joe Carcia 12/20 PTO Lauren Clarke 12/26-12/31 PTO Steve Capodicasa 12/4 PTO Steve Ewald 11/26-11/30 PTO Jackie Ferreira 12/31 PTO Steve Ford 12/20-1/2 PTO Scott Gee 12/21-12/26 PTO Dan Henderson 12/17-1/7 PTO Mary Hobart 12/26 PTO Amy Hurtado 12/17-12/21 PTO Gail Iannone 12/21-12/31 PTO Bob Inderbitzen 12/26-12/31 PTO Khrystyne Keane 12/7 PTO `` 12/14 PTO `` 12/21-31 PTO Lisa Kustosik 11/30-12/3 PTO Maryann Macdonald 12/26-28 PTO Diane Petrilli 12/31 PTO Barry Shelley 12/17-12/19 PTO Dave Sumner 11/29 Business Meeting `` 12/31-1/2 PTO
